07427cam a2200985 a 4500 environmentalphy0000fitt_e4q8 CaSfIA 20250822102215.0 m o d cr|||||||||||| 811009s1981 enka ob 001 0 eng 80042083 (OCoLC)1193403115 DLC eng DLC NLGGC BTCTA LVB YDXCP OCLCG DEBBG GBVCP OCLCO OCLCF OCLCQ Z5A OCLCQ CSJ OCLCO OCLCQ CPO SNN OCLCQ UKMGB UKNRC UKUOY DCHUA OCLCQ WURST OCLCA OCLCQ L2U CaSfIA 005683702 Uk 0122577620 (pbk.) 9780122577628 (pbk.) 0122577604 9780122577604 QK711.2 .F566 581.1 581.5 581.1 19 42.42 bcl 42.41 bcl 42.44 bcl WI 2010 rvk WN 1081 rvk Fitter, Alastair. Environmental physiology of plants / A.H. Fitter and R.K.M. Hay. London ; New York : Academic Press, 1981. 1 online resource (xii, 355 pages : illustrations) text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Experimental botany ; v. 15 Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-338). Includes indexes. Preface to the Third Edition -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- 1. Plant growth and development -- 2. The influence of the environment -- 3. Evolution of adaptation -- 4. Comparative ecology and phylogeny -- Part I. The Acquisition of Resources -- 2. Energy and Carbon -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The radiation environment -- 1. Radiation -- 2. Irradiance -- 3. Temporal variation -- 4. Leaf canopies -- 3. Effects of spectral distribution of radiation on plants -- 1. Perception -- 2. Germination -- 3. Morphogenesis -- 4. Placement -- 5. Flowering -- 4. Effects of irradiance on plants -- 1. Responses to low irradiance -- 2. Photosynthesis at high irradiance -- 5. Responses to elevated carbon dioxide concentrations -- 1. Photosynthetic responses -- 2. Whole-plant responses -- 3. Mineral Nutrients -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nutrients in the soil system -- 1. Soil diversity -- 2. Concentrations -- 3. Ion exchange -- 4. Cycles -- 5. Transport -- 6. Limiting steps -- 3. Physiology of ion uptake -- 1. Kinetics -- 2. Interactions -- 3. Regulation -- 4. Morphological responses -- 1. Root fraction -- 2. Root diameter and root hairs -- 3. Root density and distribution -- 4. Turnover -- 5. Soil micro-organisms -- 1. The nature of the rhizosphere -- 2. Nitrogen fixation -- 3. Mycorrhizas -- 6. General patterns of response to soil nutrients -- 4. Water -- 1. Properties of water -- 2. The water relations of plants and soils -- 1. Water potential -- 2. The water relations of plant cells -- 3. Plant water stress -- 4. Supply of water by the soil -- 5. Loss of water from transpiring leaves -- 6. Water movement in whole plants -- 3. Adaptations favouring germination and seedling establishment in dry environments -- 4. Adaptations favouring survival and reproduction under conditions of water shortage -- 1. Acquisition of water -- 2. Conservation and use of water -- 3. Tolerance of desiccation -- 4. Contrasting life histories in arid environments -- 5. Some special problems in tree/water relations -- 1. Vascular system -- 2. Leaves -- Part II. Responses to Environmental Stress -- 5. Temperature -- 1. The temperature relations of plants -- 1. The thermal environment of plants -- 2. The temperature relations of plant processes -- 3. Plant development -- 4. Plant growth and metabolism -- 5. Responses to changes in the thermal environment -- 2. Plant adaptation and resistance to low temperature -- 1. The influence of low temperature on plants -- 2. Characteristic features of cold climates: Arctic and Alpine environments, temperate winters -- 3. Adaptations favouring plant growth and development in Arctic and Alpine regions -- 4. Adaptations favouring survival of cold winters: dormancy -- 5. Adaptations favouring survival of cold winters: plant resistance to freezing injury -- 6. Life in a warmer world: the case of the Arctic Tundra -- 3. The survival of plants exposed to high temperatures -- 4. Fire -- 1. The influence of fire on plants and communities -- 2. Life histories in the Kwongan: ephemerals, obligate seeders and resprouters -- 6. Toxicity -- 1. The nature of toxicity -- 2. Toxic environments -- 1. Salt-affected soils -- 2. Calcareous and acid soils -- 3. Metal-contaminated soils -- 4. Waterlogged soils -- 5. Air pollution -- 6. Oxidative damage -- 3. The influence of toxins on plants -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Acquisition of resources -- 3. Utilization of resources -- 4. Resistance to toxicity -- 1. Escape -- 2. Exclusion -- 3. Amelioration -- 4. Tolerance -- 5. Phytoremediation: biotechnology to detoxify soils -- 6. The origin of resistance: the genetic basis -- 7. An Ecological Perspective -- 1. The individual plant -- 2. Interactions among plants -- 1. Mechanisms of competition -- 2. The occurrence, extent and ecological effects of competition -- 3. Interactions between plants and other organisms -- 4. Strategies -- 5. Dynamics -- References -- Name Index -- Species Index -- Subject Index. Plant ecophysiology. Plant ecology. Physiologie végétale. Écologie végétale. 42.42 plant physiology. (NL-LeOCL)077603222 bcl Plant ecology. fast (OCoLC)fst01065415 Plant ecophysiology. fast (OCoLC)fst01065426 Autökologie gnd Pflanzen gnd Pflanzenphysiologie gnd Umweltfaktor gnd Ökologie gnd Plant ecology Plant ecophysiology plantenecologie plantenfysiologie plant physiology wilde planten wild plants plantkunde botany economische botanie economic botany Plant Physiology Plantenfysiologie Hay, Robert K. M., 1946- Online version: Fitter, Alastair. Environmental physiology of plants. London ; New York : Academic Press, 1981 (OCoLC)1179005820 Experimental botany ; v. 15. Table of contents http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780122577604.pdf https://archive.org/details/environmentalphy0000fitt_e4q8 Free eBook from the Internet Archive https://openlibrary.org/books/OL4116752M Additional information and access via Open Library environmentalphy0000fitt_e4q8 ark:/13960/t1tf8x54c